Woodworking bench plane



' J. MANNING WOODWORII/(ING BENCH PLANE May 12, 1931.

Filed Feb. 5, 1950 [N VV'ENTOR Patented May 12, 1931 v UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

JOHN MANNING, or .BAINE HARBO NEWFQUNDLAND woonWonKINe :BENc -I PLANEApplicationfiled February 5, 1930, Serial o. 426,124, and in CanadaFebruary 17,1929.

My present invention relates to improvements in a wood working benchplane and ap pertains particularly to a lubricatingdevice thereforadapted to grease the sole of the plane as and Whenever found desirable.

An object of the invention is to provide a plane having a lubricatingdevice associated therewith, preferably incorporated in the front gripor hand rest, adapted to functlon .10 while the plane is in useandcapable of adjustment without interfering with the continuous operationof the tool.

A further object of the invention is to provide a grease cup lubricatorfor planes shaped and positioned as the front hand-grip so that wood.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a combinedgrease cup and front hand grip for a plane that is characterized by aneat appearance, simple struc- Z5 ture, few parts, durability and lowcost of production, being thereby rendered commercially desirable.

To the accomplishment of these and related objects as will becomeapparent as the description proceeds, my invention resides in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as shall behereinaftermore fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

The invention will be best understood and can be more clearly described,when reference is bad to the drawings forming a part of this disclosure,wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

In the drawings a Figure 1 is a perspective of a plane embodying myinvention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through this plane; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail section through the combined grease cupand front hand rest.

In carrying out my invention, I provide the plane 5 with a bore 6through the forward part thereof inidway'between the sides. Into thisscrews the stem 7 of the body mounting 8 that has a large annular ba'se9 lying flat on the upper side of the plane body, said base beingprovided with anupstanding perip he-f rial flange 10 and a largevertical, exteriorly threaded grease cup socket 11 from the bottom ofwhich a central bore 12' throughthe stem 7 serves as a feed outlet. 4 x

The grease cup cap 13is interiorly threadedj'to engage the grease cupsocket 11 and is rounded or globular in contour to appear as theordinary front hand rest,the lower edge 14 flares to a sizesubstantially equal to the, interior dimension of the peripherial flange10 in which it is adapted to seat while an encircling knurled band 15circumferentially decorating the .cap 13 completes the structure of thedevice affording the user a sure grip on. the hand rest and a roughenedsurface for screwing the cap 13. This grease cup hand rest being flaredat the base and nesting snugly into the upstanding flange of the bodymounting maintains a neat appearance and the flange prevents thespilling of lubricant over the front of the plane body where itwouldpick up or collect dust, shavings and rubbis When planing, pitchyor gummy wood, a, workman'often finds the labor heavy due to the sole ofthe plane sticking to or gripping on the wood, on such occasions when myimproved plane is used, it is simply necessary to screw down the cap ofthe grease cup forcing, lubricant through to the sole of the planewhereupon the same is found to move over the surface of the wood withgreater smoothness and less effort thereby saving labor and speeding upproduction. To replenish the grease, cup the cap is unscrewed andrefilled in the usual way and again applied to the threaded grease cupsocket in the usual way. e

As the construction, use and modus operandi of the device has thus beenset forth in detail, it should suffice in conclusion to point out thatfrom the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be manifest that a wood working bench plane isprovided that will fulfil all the 1 necessary requirements of such adevice, but

as many changes could be made in the above description and manyapparently widely different embodiments of my invention may beconstructed within the scope of the appended claim, without departingfrom the spirit or scope thereof, it is intended that all matterscontained inthe said accompanying specification and drawings, shall beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limited sense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is In combination with a plane having athreaded bore in the forward part thereof, a

body mounting having an 'exteriorly thread ed stem adapted to seat insaid threaded bore, an enlarged plate with an upstanding per- Y ipherialflange and a large vertical grease cup socket exteriorly threaded, acentral perforation extending through said stem from said greasecups'oeket and a globular knurled cap for said grease 'cup socket,interiorly threaded for engagement therewith and exteriorly flared atthe bottom to seat snugly with the peripherial flange of said bodymounting.

In testimony. whereof I hereuntorafiix my signature. 7 JOHN MANNING. i[L. 8.]

